Case reports: cocaine-associated accelerated hypertension and renal failure

These are two cases of cocaine abuse with the following previously unreported cocaine-associated features: 1) biopsy-proven accelerated/malignant hypertension, 2) association of cocaine with persistent hypertension, and 3) renal failure with rapid progression to end-stage renal disease that did not...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of the medical sciences 1996-12, Vol.312 (6), p.295
Hauptverfasser:	Thakur, V, Godley, C, Weed, S, Cook, M E, Hoffman, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biopsy Cocaine - toxicity Female Humans Hypertension - complications Hypertension - metabolism Hypertension - physiopathology Kidney - metabolism Kidney - pathology Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology Male Microscopy Middle Aged Renal Insufficiency - metabolism Substance-Related Disorders
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Zusammenfassung:	These are two cases of cocaine abuse with the following previously unreported cocaine-associated features: 1) biopsy-proven accelerated/malignant hypertension, 2) association of cocaine with persistent hypertension, and 3) renal failure with rapid progression to end-stage renal disease that did not reverse following blood pressure control.
ISSN:	0002-9629
DOI:	10.1097/00000441-199612000-00008